This lesson introduces learners to difficulties and issues faced when an entreprenur moves on to become a leader in business. We look at some real life examples with a concise case study on a great entrepreneur but not fit for leadership some may argue. We go on to look at one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century - Bill Gates, who started off as young, creative businessman but has evolved into a leader over time. A task based on the issues he has faced as well as a 12 mark question based on his journey. A link to a kahoot quiz on Theme 1. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the 4 different types of current accounts. We start by looking at what a current account is before descriptions of each one. We then have a kinaesthetic matching task where students (pairs or groups) have to match the current accounts to their advantages and disadvantages with a challenge question. Answers are provided. A concise case study for students to think in their own context, which account would be best for them and why. A box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the functions and roles of money, the main emphasis is on the different stages in the life cycle and how money management changes throughout the years - an absolute foundation to personal finance. A group task where each group is given a life stage and they complete the financial needs and consequences for each stage - this could be made more engaging and differentiated by cutting out the squares and making it a kinaesthetic matching activity. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to different methods of making payments. There are quite a few methods to remember, so an engaging activity here which can be used in two ways - a kinaesthetic matching activity where students match the payment method to their definitions, pros and cons OR the information can be placed around the class and students can be in grous focusing on for example, just finding advantages of certain payment systems or just definitions (for differentiation too). A 6 mark question with a model answer and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 3x ppt, 7 word files and could be delivered over 5-7 lessons (a lot of calculation so would depend on cohort ability). Learners are introduced to the different types of profit. We start by looking at a step by step animated example of a pizza shop’s income statement. This is followed by an engaging consolidation activity of completing an income statement for Ian Beale’s fish and chip shop, answers are provided on the board for students to self assess. More consolidation with a question for Arjee Bhargees income statement with answers. In the second powerpoint, students are introduced to more difficult concepts of the income statement, such as working out detailed cost of sales figures - plenty of practice of this. In the third powerpoint, we take it a step further and introduce students to prepayments and accruals, which have to be adjusted in their income statements - plenty of practice questions for this. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 2x PPT, 6x word files and can be delivered over 3-4 lessons. We start by looking what a balance sheet is and what it is made up of including the key terms. Once this is consolidated, we break down a balance sheet into 3 stages to simplify understanding this. Plenty of practice for students to make their own balance sheets as well as with a template first - answers for all questions provided on the powerpoint. In the second powerpoint, there is an emphasis on depreciation, and showing depreciated assets within the balance sheet, calculation practice and answers provided. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 3x PPT, 7x word files and can be delivered over around 3 double lessons. We start by introducing learners to the four profitability ratios, completely broken down, step by step on the powerpoint so it is easy for students to see the logical steps and for the teacher to deliver. Plenty of calculation practice throughout the resource as can be seen on the main thumbnail, answers are provided for all questions on the powerpoint. In the second powerpoint, we look at the two liquidity ratios, again broken down, examples and practice questions with answers. We do similar activities for the final 3 efficiency ratios in the third powerpoint before finishing with the limitations of using ratio analysis to measure a businesses performance. Two links to kahoot quizzes, one for learning aim F and one is a more general unit 3 quiz, we finish the unit with none other than Mr. Zee’s personal favourite box plenary! Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to various objectives set by businesses, we start by looking at what an objective is, then looking at the main objectives (for CTEC spec) before looking at some real examples of businesses that might have quite different objectives to each other. We look at a case study of a business that seems to have a few different priorities that could lead to them achieving their objective - a 12 mark question on ‘reputation’ as being an important objective, structure guidance and a concise model answer for students to look at when peer assessing using the marking grid provided. A few consolidation activities to end with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the various shapes and forms businesses come in, we start by looking at what liability is before going through each form of business with examples of their pros and cons. We look at the other less traditional forms of business such as state/not for profit businesses like the BBC. Students then complete a group research task before playing a kahoot quiz and finishing with a box plenary Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson builds on students understanding of government interventions, we look at some possible impacts of intervention on profits, efficiency, quality and choice. Two links to kahoot quizzes on theme 3 topics to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank yo

This double lesson introduces learners to globalisation and the impacts from trading internationally. Haribo starter to stimulate discussion on benefits. Clear detailed examples of tariffs and quotas so students understand protectionism, real life example with Trump and China’s recent tariff war. Finally glocalisation examples from Mcdonalds given to show how they adapt their food in so many ways to meet different cultural tastes. A number of 3 mark questions with model answers to self or peer assess included. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners the design mix and what makes a product stand out through looking at function, cost and aesthetics. The product life cycle is illustrated with plenty of real life examples to help students contextualise their understanding of the topic. Group activity and a 3 and 6 mark question. The 6 mark question has a partially completeted answer for students to finish to improve exam technique. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to competition, competitive advantage and what makes a market competitive. We go through each way a business can gain advantage, then we contextualise each of these ways. Real examples of how businesses compete with each other, rather than competing on price. We then go on to look at what risks businesses face (specific to the AQA spec) such as new competitors, changing legislation and more. We then look at what businesses can do to minimise these risks by completing a business plan, invest in training and also by completing a SWOT analysis.SWOT analysis task included where students use one of the businesses given and look at their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Two 3 mark questions with model answers to build exam technique. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This bundle of lessons covers the second assignment and most of the unit, it’s a lot bigger than the 19A bundle and includes P3, P4, P5, P6, M3, D3, M2 & D2. Sections of the business plan such as marketing plan and financial plan are covered in great detail, students learn the topics then use the structured guidance and templates to help them create their own. Plenty of resources to help structure their way around completing the business plan, a lot of structure to ensure they have the best opportunity of achieving Distinctions. Colourful, concise and engaging slides with an adapted assignment brief to follow! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to what motivation is, students reflect on what motivates them. Financial and non financial methods are discussed. Two case studies, two 9 mark questions, one with guidance to help write a model answer. I have included Maslow’s hierarchy of needs although they do not need to know this for this particular course, however it helps with understanding motivation and extend their knowledge on the topic. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces students to what market research is and how vital it is to businesses. The different types of research are looked at with their pros and cons. Examples of quantitative and qualitative research is looked at. A 3 mark question with a model answer to self assess. Finally a task to create a questionnaire. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to different target markets by playing songs and asking who they are targeted to, followed by asking who specific products are aimed at (see in preview) engaging examples of different segments shown with benefits. Two 3 mark questions with an answer to self assess. Whole class, group and individual activity on creating market maps for different industries. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to what quality actually means in business, benefits of having good quality. Real life examples of Audi and BMW and their quality assurance processes. 6 mark question on the topic with a model guide for students to use to self assess. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to what the economy is made up of by discussing GDP and strong/weak economies around the world for a good foundation. We look at the business cycle and see how consumer spending changes at each stage and on the types of goods where there are higher changes, students have plenty of assessment opportunities to consolidate this knowledge. The second lesson looks at exchange rates and interst rates and their effects on consumers and businesses. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This bundle of lessons covers the first assignment of unit 19 including P1, P2, M1 and D1. We start by getting the students inspired to come up with business ideas, a range of activities included to enthuse them for what is going to be a very creative and entrepreneurial unit. Plenty of resources to help structure their way around coming up with business ideas, feeding back to class, considering risks and a lot of structure to ensure they have the best opportunity of achieving Distinctions. Colourful, concise and engaging slides with an adapted assignment brief to follow! Thank you